Example sentences of "then [verb] [adv prt] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found myself listening for the distinct crack , then gazing up at the clear starry sky trying to follow the flight of the shell . |
| 2 | Every sentence begins ‘ The whole point is this , ’ proceeds doggedly towards the target , then veers off at the last moment and explodes harmlessly in the undergrowth . |
| 3 | They come close to enjoining all scientists to refuse to engage in military research but then back off at the last moment . |
| 4 | He saw it break its flight over a dell between the dunes , soar vertically and then head off at an angle . |
| 5 | ‘ My Lady Maude will come to the tournament , ’ he said , then looking up at the friar , tapped the side of his fleshy nose . |
| 6 | But Gran accepted it , patting her hand and then looking round at the clock as if to remind herself life had to go on . |
| 7 | If you 've only seen a De Lorean car in the Back to the Future films then drop in at the old plant in Dunmurry on Saturday afternoon ( 3.30 ) where the dream machine was produced . |
| 8 | Wyn shook his head , then glanced round at the circle of villagers and the wailing old woman . |
| 9 | Every half-minute or so , he peered over at the Loran navigation indicator — as if looking at it would make the numbers showing their position change more rapidly — then glanced up at the sky as if there was something to be divined in the matted darkness that could warn him of approaching doom . |
| 10 | Whitlock noticed the holster affixed to the guard 's belt , then glanced down at the leashed Doberman sitting obediently beside him . |
| 11 | Lin Foh hesitated , frowned , then glanced back at the two young Foreign Office men ; they were hardly protection for the Colonel ; rather , were deliberately overt presences with him , keeping an eye on him on the instruction of the Foreign Secretary . |
| 12 | When he reached the gates , pushing through the children , he looked both ways along the main road , then set off at a trot in the general direction of the Stones ' household , several miles away . |
| 13 | She extracted him determinedly and set him down on his feet , whereupon he wobbled perilously backwards and forwards , then set off at a tremendous pace across the courtyard , with his mother following , calling apologies back to Caroline as she disappeared from view . |
| 14 | Then the enormous effort that he had to make to move away from her , rolling heavily on to his back and then staring up at the sky . |
| 15 | She let go of Adam 's arm and rose ; then looked up at the man who stood there . |
| 16 | She looked past the strolling holidaymakers at the gaily-painted shops along the front , then looked up at the hillside and , beyond it , the Wall , towering over all . |
| 17 | Tubby took one swallow and then looked up at the Colonel . |
| 18 | A resigned silence congealed over the rows of people and the Reverend Archibald Menzies gripped the edges of the lectern , closed his eyes and raised his face to the ceiling , then looked down at the serried faces and spoke . |
| 19 | And for the first time , she got a response , for Isobel bobbed her head slightly and then looked down at the infant in the cot . |
| 20 | His eyes met Rosten 's , bright with gratitude , then looked down at the short sword . |
| 21 | ‘ If you do n't keep in that fall , I 'm stopping your sweets , ’ he said , and then looked down at the mass of Arthur on the ground . |
| 22 | ‘ See what I mean ? ’ he demanded of Laura , who gave me a quick , apologetic glance , then looked down at the table . |
| 23 | Li Shai Tung shrugged — the slightest movement of his shoulders — then looked back at the image . |
| 24 | Chen stared at him , momentarily frightened by the power of the man , then looked back at the screen . |
| 25 | Rohmer took a step towards them , still massaging his hand and then looked back at the girl . |
| 26 | Tolonen sniffed , then looked back at the squad leader . |
| 27 | She stared at Tuan Ti Fo then looked back at the boy , a new respect entering her expression . |
| 28 | The two men laughed quietly , then looked back at the statue . |
| 29 | Robyn listened , stared , digesting all that he had said and then looked back at the magnificent sixty-foot holly tree . |
| 30 | ‘ Yes , Dr Markham , I was , ’ she nodded then looked back at the other man . |